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The presentation of the Minister for Education is provided for in the Archives Act of 20 February 1981. (184/81) Pursuant to:
The repository comprises the State Archives and the county archives.
The task of the archives shall be:
(1) directing the archiving operation in accordance with the law of the archives (184/81) And is provided for or provided for;
(2) ensure the overall development of the archival action and the research and training required for it;
(3) receive and retain documents and data files supplied by the authorities;
(4) acquire and retain other documents and data material relevant to the history and social development of Finland;
(5) take care of the information service relating to the material it maintains; and
(6) perform the other tasks which are or shall be assigned to it.
The State Archives control the activities, administration and development of the repository and acts as a research and development centre for the country's national archives and activities.
The provincial archives are under the jurisdiction of the State Archives, as well as regional archives and research and development centres.
The functions of the provincial archives are managed by the State Archives in the cities of Helsinki, Espoo, Beautiful and Vantaa.
The Board of Governors shall be guided and controlled by the Board of Governors for a term of three years.
The Executive Board shall be composed of the President of the Archives and the five members of the archive services of the archive services, one of whom shall be assigned to persons proposed by the representative organisation of the archives office. The Government shall designate one of the members as Vice-President of the Executive Board.
The Executive Board shall:
(1) the general development of archival and archive services;
(2) decide on the operational and economic plan and the budget of the archive services;
(3) issue an opinion on the appointment of the Ministry of Education;
(4) address other issues of principle, general scope or other important matters which are referred to the Executive Director by the Executive Director.
The Executive Board shall meet at the invitation of the Chair or Vice-Chair. The Executive Board shall have a quorum when the President and three members of the meeting are present.
The Executive Board shall decide matters in the event of disagreement by a simple majority. In the event of a tie, the President shall vote.
The Administrative Board shall adopt more detailed provisions on the deliberations of the Management Board.
The Head of State Archives is the Director-General, who has the title of the State archivist. In addition, the State Archives have archival advice whose responsibilities and functions are laid down in the Rules of Procedure.
The head of the provincial archives is the head of the county archives.
In addition, there are other posts required for action, as well as temporary civil servants and staff in contractual relations.
The Executive Director shall conduct the activities of the Archives and the State Archives and shall be responsible for the efficient and financial management of the tasks assigned to them.
The Director of the National Archives shall manage the activities of the provincial archives and shall be responsible for the efficient and financial management of the tasks assigned to it.
The matters covered by the State Archives shall be settled by the Executive Board, the Executive Director or any other official to whom such powers have been conferred.
The Executive Director shall decide matters which are not dealt with by the Executive Board or which he has not delegated to another decision.
Matters covered by the provincial archives shall be settled by the Head of the provincial archives, unless he has transferred them to another decision.
The Director-General, Archives and the Director of the National Archives may, in an individual case, take a decision which would otherwise have to be dealt with by him.
The Board and the Executive Director shall decide on the presentation. The Rules of Procedure shall determine which other matters shall be decided upon.
The Director-General, Archives and the Director of the National Archives are required to take office with a higher degree of higher education, good management skills and good familiarity with the business of the repository.
The President of the Republic shall be appointed by the President of the Republic on a proposal from the Government of the Republic.
The Ministry of Education shall be appointed by the Ministry of Education and the National Archives.
Unless otherwise provided for in the Rules of Procedure, the Executive Director shall appoint or take other staff of the State Archives.
The manager of the provincial archives shall be appointed or taken by other staff of the provincial archives.
Freedom of establishment is granted to the Director General at the Ministry of Education. However, for more than a year, the freedom of service to which the civil servant concerned has the right under the law or the term of office shall grant the Executive Director a State Council.
Unless otherwise provided for in the Rules of Procedure, the President of the State Archives and the Director of the Archives of the National Archives shall be granted leave of absence.
The administrators of the provincial archives shall be granted leave of absence from the archives of the provincial archives.
An authority or an official who shall grant leave of office shall be subject to the authority of the Agency during the period of freedom of office or when the office is open.
The State Archives, acting on behalf of the State, and overseeing the interests and the right of the State in all matters relating to the repository, in the case of a court, arbitration and other authority.
Under the Rules of Procedure of the State Archives, the official shall have the right to supervise or authorise an agent to supervise the interests of the State in any of the cases referred to in paragraph 1 and to take up the challenge on behalf of the Archives Service.
An amendment to the decision of the State Archives shall be sought, unless otherwise specified otherwise, the decision of the Supreme Administrative Court and the decision of the State Archives in the State Archives in the order in which the law on appeals in administrative matters (154/50) Provides.
More detailed provisions on the organisation of the State Archives and of the National Archives Organisation, the tasks and powers of operation units and personnel, and the handling of cases and other arrangements shall be laid down in the Rules of Procedure.
The Rules of Procedure of the State Archives are confirmed by the Director-General and the Director of the Rules of Procedure of the Rules of Procedure of the provincial archives.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1992.
This Regulation repeals the Regulation of 25 February 1983 on the general archives (195/83) With its subsequent modifications.
Before the entry into force of the Regulation, measures may be taken to implement it.
The post of Director of the provincial archives may be filled in for the first time without complying with the provisions of Article 4 (3).
